hand sewing, quilting, embroidery and cottage life in the Scottish countryside

The 23 days of Christmas

Readers, you could be forgiven for thinking I had disappeared into the felt scraps. But I assure you. I am still here, and still making my advent calendars for this year. All decorations but the angel for the top of the tree are finished!

There are six of each of these…

There are a few new ones for this year but the old classics -robin, Christmas pud, Russian dolls- are still here.

And now this is happening (broken dishwasher…sob):

So that this can happen:

Some (subtle, tasteful- can glitter be tasteful? oh well, it’s Christmas after all) sparkly felt arrived today, so the angels should take shape soon. For now: back to numerals.